Chargers 20-6 Saints (7 Sep, 1997) Box Score

San Diego Chargers

1-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SD					20
NO					6

New Orleans Saints

0-2, 0-1 home

San Diego Passing


Jim Everett
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/29	195	6.7	1	1	2-24	76.1
17/29	171	6.7	1	1	2-24	76.1

New Orleans Passing


Heath Shuler
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/38	194	5.1	0	3	3-16	34.3
20/38	178	5.1	0	3	3-16	34.3

San Diego Rushing


Gary Brown
Charlie Jones
Aaron Craver
Terrell Fletcher
Erric Pegram
Jim Everett
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21	46	2.2	8
1	9	9.0	9
1	3	3.0	3
4	3	0.8	5
1	2	2.0	2
2	-4	-2.0	-2
30	59	2.0	9

New Orleans Rushing


Troy Davis
Ray Zellars
Heath Shuler
Mario Bates
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
10	34	3.4	9
6	14	2.3	6
4	13	3.3	6
3	4	1.3	2
23	65	2.8	9

San Diego Receiving


Eric Metcalf
Bryan Still
Terrell Fletcher
Freddie Jones
Frank Hartley
Tony Martin
Charlie Jones
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	65	16.3	0	23
3	50	16.7	0	36
4	35	8.8	0	20
2	17	8.5	1	21
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	8	8.0	0	8
2	7	3.5	0	5
17	195	11.5	1	36

New Orleans Receiving


Randal Hill
Troy Davis
Andre Hastings
Daryl Hobbs
Irv Smith
Eric Guliford
Ray Zellars
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
7	63	9.0	14
4	46	11.5	17
5	37	7.4	8
1	21	21.0	21
1	11	11.0	11
1	11	11.0	11
1	5	5.0	5
20	194	9.7	21

San Diego Fumbles


Terrell Fletcher
Junior Seau
Mike Dumas
Latario Rachal
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
2	1	3

New Orleans Fumbles


Troy Davis
Eric Guliford
Heath Shuler
La'Roi Glover
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	1	0
0	0	1
3	3	1

San Diego Defense



Junior Seau
Terrance Shaw
Rodney Harrison
Kurt Gouveia
Marco Coleman
John Parrella
Mike Dumas
Norman Hand
Dwayne Harper
Lewis Bush
William Fuller
Mark Montreuil
Greg Jackson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	9	1	0	0	0	0
8	8	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0.5	0	1	0	0
4	2	1.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
52	41	3	0	6	0	1

New Orleans Defense



Winfred Tubbs
Anthony Newman
Mark Fields
Alex Molden
Vashone Adams
Richard Harvey
Pio Sagapolutele
La'Roi Glover
Darren Mickell
Mickey Washington
Brady Smith
Eric Allen
Wayne Martin
Joe Johnson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
15	12	0	0	1	0	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
59	45	2	0	3	0	0

San Diego Interceptions


Marco Coleman
Kurt Gouveia
William Fuller
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	2	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	2	0

New Orleans Interceptions


Winfred Tubbs
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	6	0
1	6	0

San Diego Kick Returns


Latario Rachal
Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	26	26.0	26
1	10	10.0	10
2	36	18.0	26

New Orleans Kick Returns


Eric Guliford
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	67	22.3	30	0
3	67	22.3	30	0

San Diego Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	3	1.5	7	0
2	3	1.5	7	0

New Orleans Punt Returns


Eric Guliford
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	37	12.3	14	0
3	37	12.3	14	0

San Diego Kicking


John Carney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	37	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	37	2/2	8

New Orleans Kicking


Doug Brien
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	37	0/0	6
2/2	100.0	37	0/0	6

San Diego Punting


Darren Bennett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	274	39.1	0	3	58
7	274	39.1	0	3	58

New Orleans Punting


Mark Royals
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	229	45.8	1	2	55
5	229	45.8	1	2	55

5:00 AM, 7 September 1997

Attendance: 65,760

Referees:
Thomas White

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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